Global InformationMurder of Somwang Yapapha information
Somwang Yapapha | |
|---|---|
| Born | Somwang Yapapha c. 1960 Thailand |
| Died | (aged 35) or (aged 35) Defu Lane, Hougang, Singapore |
| Cause of death | Fatal skull fractures |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Occupation | Construction worker |
| Known for | Murder victim |
On 16 February 1995, 35-year-old Thai worker Somwang Yapapha was battered to death by two of his compatriots during a drinking session at a Defu Lane flatted factory in Singapore. His murderers - Khampun Sriyotha and Samlee Prathumtree - were arrested soon after they killed Somwang, and they were charged with murder. Despite their differing accounts of the murder, Khampun and Samlee both put up a defence that there was a fight between them all while they were drinking, which caused the two defendants to bludgeon Somwang to death during the fight itself. However, the High Court rejected their defence, and the pair were hence found guilty of murdering Somwang and sentenced to death in November 1995. Both Samlee and Khampun lost their appeals, and they were jointly hanged on 4 July 1997.[1]
- ^ "5死囚今日正法". Xin Ming Ri Bao (in Chinese). 4 July 1997. Retrieved 11 April 2024.